The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) recently sidelined a commercial truck and trailer after an inspection uncovered a host of safety violations. According to a June 30, 2025, statement from THP, a Motor Carrier Plus trooper conducted a Level I inspection on a commercial vehicle.The trooper discovered “leaking transmission fluid from ...more
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) issued a citation to a truck driver who allegedly ignored road closure signs and got ...more
A truck driver gives his depressing opinion on the trucking industry and life in it in this brief interview. In ...more
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers (CBP) seized hundreds of pounds of cocaine from multiple commercial vehicles passing through a ...more
Chevron Buys $2.3B Hess Stake, Stays Confident on Merger
(Chevron by David Paul Morris/Bloomberg News; Hess by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News) Chevron Corp. bought nearly 5% of Hess Corp. as ...more
PepsiCo Buys Prebiotic Soda Brand Poppi
Poppi features brightly colored, fruit-forward cans. (John Minchillo/AP/file) PepsiCo said March 17 it’s acquiring the prebiotic soda brand Poppi for ...more
Low-Rolling-Resistance Tires Gain Traction in Trucking
Investing in more fuel-efficient tires is the easiest way for fleet operators to boost fuel economy, according to the lead ...more
Cruise Sponsorship Patch Now Part of Giants’ Jerseys
A Cruise patch is seen on the right shoulder of a Giants player Aug. 3. ...more
Nikola Hires GM Veteran Steve Girsky as CEO
Steve Girsky takes over as CEO immediately. (Nikola Corp.) Nikola Corp. is tapping a former ...more
Employers Add a Solid 187,000 Jobs in July
An employee works on a car on the assembly line at the BMW Spartanburg plant ...more
XPO Reports Q2 Income, Revenue Decline
Daily shipments were up to 51,220 compared with 50,274 a year ago. (XPO) XPO saw ...more
One in Four New Cars Sold in California in Q2 Were EVs
A Tesla dealer in Fremont, Calif. (Ben Margot/Associated Press) For the first time in California, ...more
Canada’s Titanium Transportation Buys Georgia’s Crane
(Titanium Transportation Group) Titanium Transportation Group acquired Oakwood, Ga.-based Crane Transport to drive growth of ...more
Entry-Level Driver Training rule would be repealed under new bill
Lawmakers are pushing forward legislation that would force the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) ...more
CFD: Chemical spill cleanup will take days following chemical fire in semi truck
Officials say the cleanup of a chemical spill caused by a burning semi truck in ...more
Rivian to Build $120 Million Supplier Park in Illinois
Rivian will get $16 million in state incentives for the supplier park, which includes a ...more
A motorist is facing charges after a road rage incident involving a semi truck driver ...more
Officials seize 7000 pounds of pot from semi, shut down ‘black market’ distribution center in Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) announced a large-scale drug bust that occurred late last week ...more
Trump Hints at Tariff Rollback if China Talks Succeed
Still, negotiations with China to reduce the punishing tariffs on both countries are likely to ...more
VIDEO: Pickup driver in a hurry passes semi trucks on right shoulder
An impatient pickup truck driver takes to the shoulder to pass trucks on the right ...more
Post Office Names David Steiner Postmaster General
(Nati Harnik/AP/File) The U.S. Postal Service has selected FedEx Corp. board member David Steiner to ...more
Dash cam shows semi striking cable pulled down by excavator on I-95
Wild dash cam video captures the moment that a semi truck strikes a low-hanging cable ...more